Hinchinbrook · Council (LGA)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
Low levels of financial and educational resources mark the economic landscape of Hinchinbrook, where an overall advantage score of 911 is smaller than about 79% of similar areas. The region faces significant hurdles compared to the rest of the state and country, reflecting a community with limited access to money and job skills.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Hinchinbrook — lower than 71% of areas.
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
Financial and educational resources are quite low here, with a score of 3 for money and 2 for skills. This places the area's overall advantage well below most other similar regions.
3
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
ABS Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% most disadvantaged areas in Australia, 10 = among the 10% most advantaged. IRSAD summarises both advantage and disadvantage, so a high score reflects relatively many high-income, well-educated households and few low-income, low-skill ones.
4
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
ABS Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% most disadvantaged areas in Australia, 10 = among the least disadvantaged. IRSD focuses on disadvantage alone (low income, low education, unemployment, unskilled occupations), so a higher decile means relatively less disadvantage.
3
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
ABS Index of Economic Resources, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% lowest areas for economic resources in Australia, 10 = among the highest. IER reflects the income, housing costs, dwelling size and assets of households, so a higher decile means relatively greater economic resources.
2
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
ABS Index of Education and Occupation, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% lowest areas for education and occupation in Australia, 10 = among the highest. IEO reflects residents' qualifications and the skill level of their jobs, so a higher decile means a more highly educated and skilled workforce.
911
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
ABS Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, 2021, as a raw index score (standardised so the Australian average is about 1000). Higher scores indicate relatively greater advantage; lower scores greater disadvantage.
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
Population growth has been slow at 1.9%, which is lower than most areas and well below the Queensland figure of 8.7%.
11,194
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
1.9%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
There are 1,284 businesses in the region, a total that is smaller than about 51% of similar areas. New building activity is also modest, with 40 approved dwellings.
1,284
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
40
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
Dwelling units approved in 2024-25 (ABS Building Approvals).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Hinchinbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA33800/hinchinbrook/topic/economy-advantage
